Type-setting machine.



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WESLEY W. LININGER, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

TYPE-SETTING IVIAGI-IINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 25, 1908.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Serial No. 412,580.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WESLEY W. LININGER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type- Setting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in type setting machines, and has for its object to provide a machine of the class named in which the maximum of simplicity and economy of construction is combined with thorough practicability in use and which is ca able of facilitating and expediting the lafior of arranging type such as ordinarily used by compositors, into lines and the lines into columns. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings in the various views of which like parts are similarly designated and in which Figure 1 represents a front view of the a p ratus, Fi 2 a side elevation thereof, Fig. 3- a p an view thereof, Fig. l a transverse section taken along a line 44, Fig. 2, Fig. 5- an enlarged, fragmentary plan view of the type holders and adjacent parts of the device, Fig. 6 a fragmentary section taken along a line 66, Fig. 5, Fig. 7 an enlarged plan view of the line tray, column trough and adjacent parts of the machine, Fig. 8 a similar vlew showing the line tray in its foremost position, Fig. 9- a fragmentary sectional View taken along a line 99, Fig. 7, Fig. 10- a fragmentary section along a line 10-10, Fig. 7, Fig. 11 an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the inside of the frame taken along a line 1111, Fig. 1, Fig. 12- a section taken along a line 1212, Fig. 11, Fig. 13 an enlarged fragmentary side elevation of the front portion of the machine, the column trough having been removed, Fig. 14 a similar view with the column trough in position, Fig. 15' an enlarged sectional view taken along a line 1515 Fig. 8, Fig. 16 an enlarged view of the escapement as is shown in Fig. 11, Fig. 17- a section taken along the line 1717, Fig. 16 with the line tray in the dumping position, Fig. 18- a per spective inside view of the line tray and adjacent parts, and Figs. 19 and 20, perspective views of the lower or discharge ends of the type chutes included in the machine.

Referring to the drawings let the reference character 2 designate the supporting structure or frame of the machine including the standards 4 and 5 connected by braces 6 and by the horizontal top frame 7. A sloping deck or top 8 extends from the upper extremities of the standards 5 to the front portion of the top frame 7 and is provided at its uppermost ed e with a right-angularly disposed flange 9 wliich serves as a bearing for a plurality of plungors, hereinafter to be described.

Erected upon the deck or top plate 8 at right angles to its upper surface and in engagement with theinner side of the flange 9, is a rectangular frame 10, the cross bar 10 of which is provided with a plurality of equidistant notches and serves as a su port for a plurality of type holders 12, w rich being placed in the notches in parallel relation to the frame, rest with their lower ends upon the surface of the deck in juxtaposition to the inner face of the flange 9.

The type holders 12 are made in the form of narrow troughs in width and height equal to the type to be employed in the machine and are closed at their lower extremities. Each trough is provided at its lowermost end with an aperture 12* which extending through its back 12 in a plane with the inner surface of its end 12 affords a passage through which the lowermost type contained in the holder may be individually ejected.

The operation referred to in the preceding paragraph is performed through instrumentality of the above mentioned plungers 13, which project through correspondingly formed bores in the bearing strip 9, whose axes are in alinement with the centers of the apertures 12 in the respective holders 12.

The various plungers protruding beyond he upper surface of the strip 9, each terminate in an enlarged head 13 which serves as an abutment for a spiral spring 1 1 which surrounds the protruding portion of the plunger in engagement with the strip and which thus tends to maintain the plunger in the normal position shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings.

To eject the type from the holders by engagement therewith of the respective plungers, I have provided a plurality of hammers 15, the heads of which extend respectively opposite the heads of the various plungers and whose stems are fulcrumed upon a rod 16, the extremities of which are secured in 5 brackets 17, which project from the sides of the deck 8.

The lower extremities of the hammer stems projecting beyond the fulcrum are pivotally connected with the upper ends of pitmen 18, the lower extremities of which connect respectively with the juxtaposed ends of the key levers 19., the opposite portions of which are bent upwardly and provided with heads which being disposed in between the lower edge of the deck 8 and the front end of the top frame 7, constitute the keys which, in practice, are manipulated by the operator of the machine.

The headed extremities of the key levers are for the purpose of facilitating their ma nipulation and to permit their being placed in close proximity to each other, arranged in groups the members of which recede from the front of the machine at successively increased elevations and their upper surfaces are provided with characters corresponding with those of the type contained in the respective holders with which the keys are associated. The key levers are fulcru-med upon rods 20 which are secured transversely of the top frame 7 and are with the'exception of the lowermost ones, formed with downwardly extending bends 21 the lower portions or shanks 21 of which, extend 1n a plane with the corresponding portions of the said lower levers and whose function will hereinafter be described.

Secured upon the sloping top 8 in parallel relation to its sides, are a plurality of type chutes 22, the upper extremities of which respectively communicate with the apertures 12 in the type-holders 12 and whose lower ends are curved towards one of the sidesof the deck for the purpose of delivering the type, ejected into the chutes by instrumentality of the plungers 13, into an inclined guideway 23 formed by an upturned flange or rib 23*, which extends diagonally across the upper surface of the deck.

As the size of the body of the type carrying the capital characters differs from that of the lower case letters, oints, reference marks, etc., I have divider the chutes 22 into two classes a number of each of which is illustrated in Figs, 19 and 20 of the drawings. The latter of these represents the lower por tion of a chute intended for the conveyance of the larger, capital type, and which to this end is made square in cross section and the first named figure shows a chute designed to conduct the lower case letters which being in width equal to the capital type, are of less thickness. The last named chutes correspond in cross section to that of the flat type 65 bodies and their discharge ends are twisted a direction relatively the same as that of the characters upon the face of the larger type discharged from the chutes illustrated in Fig. 20. v

The types are placed in the various type holders, with their faces extending upwardly as shown in Fig. 6, and the operator desiring to set a certain character, depresses the corresponding key and thereby causes the there with connected hammer 15 to forcibly engage the head of the opposite plunger 13 which in consequence is impelled into the respective type holder and by engagement with the lowermost ty e contained therein, ejects it from the hol er through the aperture 12 and into the therewith communicating chute 22 which as heretofore explained, conducts it into the guideway 23 formed by the diagonal flange 23*, whose lower extremity terminates in a point coincident with the side edge of the sloping deck. The types which, impelled by their specific gravity, move downwardly along the guideway, are precipitated at the terminous of the flange, over the edge of the table and fall consecutively into a tray 24 which extends alongside the said edge, approximately in a plane with and in close proximity to the latterspoint of intersection with the flange.

The member 24 which in the following description is called the line tray, see Fig. 18, has a rim which extends upwardly along its ends and its outer side and it is pivotally mounted upon a carrier 26 by means of godgeons 25 which extending from the end portions of the said. rim, roject through corresponding openings in t e upturned ends-of the said carrier. The carrier 26 is mounted to move longitudinally on a horizontal plane along the side of the top frame 7 of the machine, upon a track 27 which, extending laterally from the latter, consists of two parallel rails which are connected at "their foremost ends in spaced relation to each-other. Each time a ty e has been de osited in the line tray, the latter is mover automatically in longitudinal direction towards the front of the machine, a distance substantially equal to the width of the widest type employed, for the urpose of receiving the next type de livered from the mouth of the diagonal guideway, in juxtaposition to the preceding one. The carrier 26 is to this end provided with a rack 28, which extends longitudinally along track 27, enga es the teeth of a pinion 29 carried upon the extremity of a shaft 30 which is revolubly mounted in a transverse bore in the adjacent side bar 7 a which forms part of the top frame 7 of the supporting structure.

Associated with the opposite extremity of the shaft 30 is a recoil escapement of the anchor type, including a hollow ratchet wheel 31 secured upon the shaft and encircling a Y spiral s ring 32 the ends of which are res ective y connected with the shaft and with t e stationa bar 7 An anchor 33, the pallets of which are adapted to project into the interdental spaces of the wheel 31, is pivotally mounted upon the inner surface of the beam 7 a in operative proximity to the ratchet wheel and is engaged at its upper extremity by a spring 34 which tends to maintain the u per pallet in constant engagement With tr e peripheral teeth of the ratchet wheel. The lower extremity of the anchor is engaged by the upper end of a cam 38 forming part of a crank shaft 36 which is revolubly mounted subjacent the key levers 19 and in transverse relation thereto, in bearings 37 which de end from the side beams 7 of the frame 7. T e crank arms 38 of the crank shaft extend upwardly and forwardly in adjacency to the inner surfaces of the said beams and are connected by an elongated pin 39 which engages the under surface of the before mentioned shanks 21 of the bends 21 with which the key levers 19 are formed. When the operator depresses one of the keys the downward movement of the therewith associated lever will cause the depression of the crank pin and the conse quent partial rotation of the therewith connected shaft 36 in its bearings. The cam 35 which being fixed upon the shaft engages the anchor 33 of the escapement, simultaneously effects a movement of the latter about its pivotal axis which results in the upper pallet being disengaged from the teeth of the ratchet wheel and the subsequent engagement of the lower one therewith. The wheel being momentarily released is compelled to turn about its axis by the action of the previously tensioned spring 32, and the pinion 29 being operatively connected with the wheel 31 will, in consequence, rotate a fraction of a revolution and impart a longitudinal movement to the therewith engaging carrier 26 and the line tray 24-. It will be understood that the various members comprised in the above described feed mechanism are proportioned so that the intermittent, longitudinal displacement ofthe carrier equals in length the width of one the types deposited in the tray. 1

Mounted upon a bracket 40 which projects laterally from one of the standards 4 of the supporting structure, is an inclined trough 40 into which the type is discharged from the line tray after each line is completed and which in the following description is termed the column trough or tray. The trough 40 is positioned in advance of the line tray when the latter is at the beginning of its travel and its upper edge extends approximately in a plane with the upper surface of the carrier so that when the line tray is moved about its pivots for the purpose of discharging the type contained therein, the upper edge of the back portion of its rim will extend in juxtaposition to the upper edge of the trough as is shown in Fig. 17 of the drawings. The column tray is formed with upwardly extending sides 40 between which a transversely disposed follower 41 is movably supported. This follower which, in practice, supports the type deposited in the receptacle, is provided with a rack bar 42 which projects from its upper portion in parallel relation to the bottom surface of the trough and which is engaged by a pinion 43 mounted upon a shaft 44 which is revolubly mounted in openings in the sides of the trough and in transverse relation thereto. One of the extremities of the shaft 44 is associated with an anchor escapement similar to that hereinbefore described and including the ratchet wheel 15, the anchor 46 engaged by the spring 47 and the spiral spring 48 connected with the side of the trough and with the ratchet wheel or the shaft 1 1 upon which the latter is secured. The lower extremity of the anchor 46 is engaged by the extremity of a rod 19 which is slidably disposed in bearings 50 on the side of the trough 40 and whose opposite end is pivotally connected with a wrist pin on a gear wheel 51 which is mounted to rotate about a horizontal axis parallel to a block 52 which is longitudinally adjustably secured upon a bracket 53 which projects forwardly from the foremost end of the top frame 7 of the supporting structure 2. The block 52 has to this end two parallel, longitudinal slots 52 through which project bolts 54, the ends of which are secured in apertures in the bracket 53.

The toothed wheel 51 is of composite character, being made up of a spur wheel 51 a and a beveled gear 51", the latter of which is engaged by a correspondingly formed gear 55 which is likewise mounted. upon the block 52 to revolve about an axis at right angles to that of the wheel 51. A hand lever 56 by means of which the operator actuates the gears and the therewith associated members of the machine is fulcrumed at 57 upon the block 52 and is connected with a wrist pin extending from the rear surface of the gear 55 by means of a connecting rod or pitman 58. The trough 40 is furthermore provided with an. arm 59 which extends outwardly from its lower edge and carries an idler 60 upon which the rack 42 may rest the flange 10 of the frame 10.

when the follower 41 moves towards the lower extremity of the column tray, (see Fig. 10). The line tray 24 carries upon its forward gudgeon a pinion 61 which when the tray having reached the end of its travel, is disposed above and in register with the open upper end of the column trough, engages the teeth of the spurwheel 51 a which forms part of the composite wheel 51, as is illustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawings.

Having thus described the mechanical construction of my improved type setting machine its operation which has been referred to at intervals in the course of the pre ceding description, will be readily under stood. The inclined type holders at the top of the machine equal in number the characters in a font of type (approximately 92) and are prior to the operation, separately filled with types bearing the characters denoted upon the corresponding keys included in the key board at the front of the machine. The types are placed in the various holders with their faces upward, one upon the other as is illustrated in Fig. 6, the lower one resting upon the end piece 12 and intermediate the openin 12 and the therewith alined bore in The operator having seated himself in front of the machine depresses consecutively the appropriate keys and thereby causes the therewith connected hammers 15 to engage the corresponding plungers 13 which in consequence are impelled into the respective holders and by implngement upon the lowermost type contained therein ejects it through the apertures 12 into the therewith communicating chutes 22, through which they move clownwardly, impelled by gravity, to be discharged through the exit openings of the curved extremities, into the guide way 23. At the beginning of the operation the carrier 26 and the thereon supported line tray 24 occupy the position illustrated in Fig. 7, in which the latters foremost portion is in register with the discharge end of the diagonal guide way and the first type conducted through the latter falls over the edge of the inclined top 8 into the tray in engagement with the foremost portion of its rim and with its face towards the body portion of the machine, (see Fig. 7).

Each time the operator presses one of the keys the lever forming part thereof depresses by engagement with the pin 39, the crank on the shaft 36, which movement as herein before described, causes the crank 35 to reverse the position of the anchor 33 included in the adjacently disposed recoil escapen'ient with the result that by action of the spring 32, the ratchet wheel 31 and the therewith connected pinion 29, receive a partial rotation and the carrier and the superposed line tray are advanced a distance substantially equal to the width of one of the type bodies deposited in the latter. The next type falling into the tray will thus adjoin the preceding one and the above described operation is repeated until the tray is entirely filled at which time it has reached a position above and in register with the mouth of the column trough 40 while the pinion 61 is in mesh with the subj acent spur wheel 51 a of the wheel 51 as is illustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawings. The operator now moves the hand lever 56 about its fulcrum and by the connection of the latter with the beveled gear 55, imparts a partial rotation to the therewith meshing wheel 51 with the result that the line tray turns about its pivots, into the position illustrated in Fig. 17, when the line of type contained in the said tray is dumped into the column trough 40 and upon the follower 41 asshown in the same figure. The rotation of the wheel 51 by manipulation of the hand lever 56, in addition to moving the tray, simultaneously causes the rod 49 to engage the anchor included in the escapement at the side of the trough with the result that by action of the spring 48 a rotative movement is imparted to the transverse shaft 44 and the pinion 43 carried thereby, which movement will through instrumentality of the rack 42 effect a downward movement of the follower 41, a distance equal to the width of the type. The next line of type discharged from the line tray into the trough will thus be disposed upon the preceding one and the above described operation is repeated until the column of type is completed when the trough 40 may be detached from the machine for the purpose of conveying the type to the press. After the type has been discharged from the tray into the trough, the operator having released the lever 56, manually returns the carrier 26 to its original position and causes through instrumentality of the rack 28 and the pinion 29, a reverse rotative movement of the ratchet wheel 31 and the consequent rewinding of the spring 32. The spring 48 included in the escapement at the foot of the column trough is tensioned in like manner, by manually returning the follower 41 to its normal position at the upper end of the trough. To adapt my machine for the setting of one, two or more columns of type, I provide line trays and column troughs of various widths, which may be interchanged and connected with the operating mechanism by adjustment of the position of the block52 upon the bracket 53. When the pressure upon the keys is released the springs 14 return the plunger 13 to their original positions and the types being thus left unsupported, drop in the respective holders until the lower one engages the end 12. A stop 63 on the standards 5 maintain the cooperating key levers and hammers in their normal position.

While I have illustrated and described my invention in the best and simplest form now known to me, I do not desire to be limited to the particular arrangement and form shown except to the extent indicated in the followin claims.

IIaving thus described my invention what I claim is 1. I11 a type setting machine, the combination with a supporting structure of a plurality of type holders, a corresponding number of keys, means associated with the latter, adapted to eject one of a plurality of types contained in each holder, by depression of the keys, a line tray, means to conduct the ejected types thereinto, a spring actuated escapement, a pinion opcratively connected therewith in engagement with a rack on the tray, a crank-shaft adapted to receive a partial rotation by the engagement of any one of the said keys when moving downwardly and an arm on the shaft, normally restraining the said escapement and adapted to release the same, by the said rotative movement of the shaft.

2. In a type setting machine, the combination with a supporting structure of a plurality of type holders, manual means to eject one or" a plurality of types contained in each of the said holders, a carrier horizontally movably supported on the frame, a line tray pivotally mounted thereon, means to conduct the ejected types into the tray, means to impart an intermittent movement to the carrier, a column trough in cooperative relation to the tray, and manual means to turn the tray about its pivotal axis at a predetermined point of the travel of the carrier.

3. In a type setting machine, the combination with a supporting structure or a plurality of type holders, manual means to eject one of a plurality of types contained in each of the said holders, a carrier horizontally movably supported on the frame, a line tray pivotally mounted thereon, means to conduct the ejected types into the tray, means to impart an intermittent movement to the carrier, a column trough in cooperative relation to the tray, a type support movably held in the trough and manual means to turn the tray about its pivotal axis at a predetermined point of the travel of the carrier and to simultaneously impart an intermittent movement to the said support.

4. In a type setting machine, the combination with a supporting structure of a plurality of type holders, a line tray, manual means to eject one of a plurality of types contained in each holder, means to conduct the ejected types consecutively into the tray, means to impart an intermittent longitudinal movement to the latter, a column trough, a type support movably held therein, an escapement on the trough, cooperative means associated with the said escapement and the said support to transform the movement of the one into an intermittent movement of the other, and manual means adapted to discharge the said tray at a predetermined point of its travel and to actuate the said escapement.

5. In a type setting machine the combination with a supporting structure, a plurality of parallel inclined type holders having discharge openings in their lower portions, chutes ot dissimilar lengths disposed in one inclined plane separably communicating with the said openings, their opposite ends being curved laterally, a guideway in the said plane extending diagonally in relation to the said curved extremities adapted to receive and conduct types discharged therethrough, and a type tray having an inter mittent movement below the discharge end of the said way and adapted to receive type discharged therefrom.

6. In a type setting machine the combina tion with a supporting structure, a plurality of inclined type holders having discharge openings in their lower portions, chutes disposed in one inclined plane separately communicating with the said openings, their opposite end portions being curved laterally and turned in angular relation to their body portions, a guide way arranged in the said plane to conduct types discharged from the said chutes and a type tray movably supported below the lower end of the said way.

7. In a type setting machine, the combina tion with a supporting structure of a plurality of type holders, manual means to eject one of a plurality of types contained in each holder, a carrier, a line tray pivotally supported thereon, a spur wheel associated with the tray, means to conduct the ejected. type into the said tray means to impart a longitudinal movement to the carrier, a toothed wheel mounted on the structure in parallel relation to the spur wheel on the tray, a hand lever operatively connected with the toothed wheel, the said wheels being arranged to mesh with each other when the tray is at the end of its travel.

8. In a type setting machine, the combination with a supporting structure of a plurality of type holders, manual means to eject one of a plurality of types contained in each of the said holders, a carrier horizontally movably supported on the frame, a line tray pivotally mounted thereon, means to conduct the ejected types into the tray, means to impart an intermittent movement to the carrier, a column trough in cooperative relation to the tray, a type support movably held. in the trough, an escapement on the trough, cooperative means to transmit the movement of the escapement intermittently to the support, and a manual movement adjustably mounted on the structure, operatively connected with the said escapement r held in the trough, an escapement on tne and adapted to turn the tray about its axis at a predetermined point of the carriers travel.

9. In a type setting machine, the combination with a supporting structure of a pluralityof type holders, manual means to eject one of a plurality of types contained in each of the said holders, a carrier horizontally movably supported on the frame, a line tray pivotally mounted thereon, means to conduct the ejected types into the tray, means ,to impart an intermittent movement to the carrier, a column trough in cooperative relation to the tray, a type support movably trough, cooperative means to transmit the movement of the escapement intermittently to the support, manual operating means on the structure including angularly arrange-d cooperative gear Wheels, and a slidable member, pivotally connected with one of the said wheels and arranged to actuate the saidescapement. c

10. In a type setting machine, the combination with a supporting structure of a plurality of type-holders, a longitudinally movable line tray, means to eject one of a plurality of types contained in each holder, means to conduct the ejected types consecutively into the tray, an inclined column trough subjacent the latter, a type support having an intermittent movement therein and means to discharge type contained in the said tray, simultaneously into the upper end of the trough and upon the said support at a predetermined pointof the travel of the tray.

In testimony whereof I have afixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WESLEY VJ. LININGER. Witnesses G. J. ROLLANDET, K. M. STUMP. 

